Ricki Lake and Christian Evans have eloped, less than a year after they announced their engagement.

This is the second marriage for Lake, known best for her long-running talk show that focused mainly on relationships. The 43-year-old and Evans, a 40-year-old jewelry designer, met through a friend of hers and have been dating since the summer of 2010. In August 2011, Lake announced they were engaged.

The two married in a "secret ceremony in southern California" on Sunday, April 8, People magazine reported on Tuesday, April 10. Lake Tweeted that day: "It's official, and I am so happy!"

News about her wedding comes a week before Lake's new memoir, hits stores on April 17. In the book, "Never Say Never: Finding a Life That Fits," she discusses her weight loss struggle, financial problems, childhood and love life, including her divorce.

Lake and her first husband, Rob Sussman, ended their some 10-year marriage in 2005. They have two sons - Milo, 15, and Owen, 10.

Lake is best known for her syndicated talk show "Ricki Lake," which ran between 1998 and 2004. She is set to appear in a new daytime talk series, "The Ricki Lake Show," which debuts on September 10.

She is also an actress who has appeared in films like "Hairspray" in 1988 and "Cry-Baby," a 1990 musical movie starring Johnny Depp. Lake also starred in the 1994 dark comedy "Serial Mom." In 2009, she hosted the VH1 reality show "Charm School" in 2009.